Step-By-Step
Adding An Account To Your Course Site That is Not In The Database
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1. Sometimes instructors wish to add accounts to their Blackboard course site that are not in the database. This usually happens when an instructor wishes to add a colleague, friend or student who is not part of the Tufts community. To do this, first, a new account needs to be created. Contact the Blackboard Administrator at: nhirsig@tufts.edu and request a new account. Provide the person's full name and e-mail address. You will receive notice back from the Blackboard administrator when the account has been created. This is usually done within 24 hours.

2. Once the account has been created and is in the Blackboard database you can add it to your course site. To add an account to your course site:

• Login to the Blackboard course site as usual.
• Go to Control Panel / Enroll User. This will display the "Enroll User" form.
• Type in the last name of the user you wish to enroll on your course site. Then click on the "Search" button. This will display all of the accounts in the Blackboard database having that last name.
• Checkmark the box to the left of the user you want to enroll. Then click on the "Submit" button on the bottom of the page. A receipt will be displayed telling you that the account has been added to your course site.

3. If you want to give this account TA or Instructor access, go to Control Panel / List/Modify Users. This will open the List/Modify Users form.

• Type in the last name of the user you have just enrolled and click on the "Search" button. This will display that user's account.
• Click on the "Properties" button to the right of the user's name. This will display the "Modify User's Properties" box.
• Scroll down to section #4 "Role and Availability". Select the "Teaching Assistant " or "Instructor" access and then click on "Submit" at the bottom of the page. A receipt will be displayed telling you that the user's account has been updated.

If you have any questions or comments regarding this Step-By-Step procedure contact the Tufts Blackboard Administrator at: nhirsig@tufts.edu